Part Basic Functions In this section, basic functions of voice, effect and rhythm are explained. For various storage functions that use the record button, refer to Part H. Most buttons and tablets are equipped with LED which fight up when in operation. Tablet ;3 e #Turns off when this” part is G pressed. *The LED lights up and the e function turns on when this part is pressed. Controls All levels and effects on the organ are controlled by 3or 4-stage buttons, except for the rhythm tempo control.
The circled numbers on the separate sheet correspond to the section numbers in this instruction manual. ® Musical Display The LCD display shows the musical contents of whats being played and the function selected. I.
@ Orchestral Conduce orchestral co The Orchestral Conductor is the nerve nectar of the Technicians organ. It allows you to instantly set up complete groups of voices or instrumental effects; you can even change them as you play. This adds a versatility to your playing that few professionals enjoy. Understanding the Orchestral Conductor is easy if you think of sate button as an "on-off switch” that controls the voice group indicated. The buttons sate have a light that illuminates when the button is pressed.
® Lower Tab Voices [ — harm ans copter ol o @] programming b voices e gl crowbars These voices are heard when you play on the lower keyboard; they are used mostly for accompaniment, played by your left hand. Try them individually and in combination. Adjust the volume using the volume buttons.
® Percussive Presets “Percussive” refers to instruments that are played by being struck or plucked These presets incorporate PCM technology that allows real instrument sounds to be reproduced. Harmonic control buttons adjust tone brilliance. Volume buttons let you adjust the volume. e 4L [BF CUSS VS BESETS " pres harmonic control Orchestral Presets You can use these voices as solo instruments, or in combination with other sounds, Harmonic contort buttons adjust tone brilliance.
® string Ensemble e 111 £05€bl0 s This feature allows you 1o create beautiful, shimmering string sounds, as either a solo voice or an entire string section. Callao or violin sound can be selected. If you wish to mix these two sounds, press both buttons simultaneously. This feature enables you to create colorful and exciting choral effects on either your upper or lower keyboard. Your favorite effects can be selected by using the vocal ensemble button of the Orchestral Conductor.
@ Pedal Voices These buttons utilize the PCM system to provide the full body of real-life bass sounds. These buttons are used individually, but bass 8 and bass 16' can be combined, Harmonic control buttons adjust tone brilliance. Volume allows you to adjust the loudness of the pedal tons in reflation to the upper and lower keyboard voices. @ Full Bass Pedal The full bass pedal system automatically selects the lowest tone being played on the lower keyboard.
Transpose Suppose you learn to play & song—in the key of C, for example—and decide you want to sing it, only to find it's either too high or too low for your voice. Your choice is to either learn the song all over again, differentiated, root use the Transpose feature. @® Techno-Ghord Techno-Chord makes your melodies sound like those of a professional organist by transferring the chord tones you play on the lower keyboard to each melody note you play on the upper keyboard.
The basic effect of tremolo is a rapid change in volume {loudness). Vibrato is 4 rapid change of pitch {high and low tones) that adds a warm, wavering quality to a musical tone. Vibrato can be heard In a singer's voice and In the tone of most wind or string instruments. @ Effect Conductor Chorus, Celeste, and phase effects are available in 5 tone groups. Chorus and Celeste effects provide beautiful, extended sound. The phase effect provides a slow, gradual change in tone.
Knee Lever With the sustain button ON, operate the knee lever located under the keyboards with the right knee. This allows you to quickly turn sustain ON and OFF anytime during performance.
@ Glide Control The glide control switch is located on the left side of the expression pedal. When pressed to the left with the side of your foot, it lowers the pitch or tuning of the organ about one half-step. The example below shows how you can achieve the Hawaiian guitar effect.
@ Voice Setting Computer Gl Al voices and effects can be programmed into the Voice Setting Computer. NOTE: No slide control setting can be recorded in the computer. The button marked canter lets you shut off the Voice Setting Computer and change to standard organ sands. Buttons 1 through 7 are used to store the voices and effects for pith keyboards and pedals. 1. Set registration. 2. With the set button held down, press the 1 button.
@ Drum Variation When the on button is turned on, the drum sound will change to an electronic drum ® Works with 8 beat, 18 beat, disco fans 1), ballad, funk rock, swing rock, samba rock, and rhythm composer |, i, and #t. Arrange percussion is designed to change the patterns and to add various percussion instrument sounds to enrich each of the 23 rhythms. 1 is the simplest rhythm pattern. With # on, an enriched bass, for example, bass notwithstanding added for pattern variations.
@ Rhythmic Orchestra <> These controls work exclusively in conjunction with the automatic rhythms. No matter which drum pattern you use, the rhythmic voices provides chords that are perfectly synchronized with the automatic rhythm. Try all the drum patterns on your model and listen to the rhythmic orchestra voice with each. Rhythmic orchestra can be used with or without Lute Play Chord.
Partly Storage Functions Refer to Part | for basic operations of each function. {The section number corresponding to each operation is indicated in parentheses following the heading.) Record = Record creates no effect of its own. This button is used to store functions such as the Play Sequencer and the Program Chord Computer. When you press record, its light and the lights of all programmable features flash quickly. Press the button for the feature you wish to use.
How to Use the Factory Preset organ Sound in addition to your original tones, you can choose 4 ot your favorite sounds from the 20 factory preset organ tones on the lower keyboard. These can be stored in the | through IV buttons. & 4 ] Press; L, —(L) 7 Press the button in or IV burrito to which the sounds are @ T Press the record button. store the Elect your favorite sounds using the keys to be stored. desired sound. marked the lower keyboard.
Voice Setting Computer ., HOW ll) ells “le USG After the desired voice is selected, pressing the 2 button again completes storage and turns the retard button off. It further storage is desired, however, press the 3 button instead of the 2 button and continue as with the 1 and 2 buttons. In addition to your own registrations, the factory-preset 20 vireos combinations allow you ta choose your favorites for storage in buttons 1 through 7. . tron. . . 1.
@ Program Chord Computer The Program Chord Computer, complete with a memory bank, is an amazing device that is exclusive to most Technicians organ models. That's right—a computer built into the Technicians organ This makes it possible for you to program the chord accompaniment of an entire song and store it right inside the organ.
Storing Chords in the Computer 1. Press record and then PCC. Computer memory is now Musical=Display= ready to receive the chords in the example. i play= The sequence number and chord name are displayed. Press and hold the C chord on your lower keyboard, dither as a One-Finger or Fingered mode. DON'T PRESS THE “FINGERED" BUTTON however, since doing so cancels the record feature. While holding the G chord press the key marked ¥+ .
Modifying or Correcting Programmed Chords Suppose you wanted to change the A7 chord in the example to an E hereby are a couple of ways you could do it annual the Automatic Rhythm . Press the record and PCC buttons. 4. Play and hold the new chord (E b7) and press the F—>1 key. The new chord is now in the position of the original 2. Press start/stop 1o begin the chord sequence with the chord. rhythm. 8. Press PCC again. 3. Stop the rhythm when the sequence reaches the A7 chord.
Music written with repeat marks other than D.S. can be Example stored with the following correspondence. r The memory procedure is as follows: Fine 1l [sell-se]- OO A D.S.. Fine | Defoliating kinds of music cannot be stored by using 4 . D.§. keys. I e When the position of == and “ta @ are the same. e\When the ranges of two repeats overlap. s When the position of T and D.C. or D.S. are the same. {For 1 . press the $9, D.5. keys in succession.
# Let's store the following: chord BM C intro & ending, fill in intro filling ending arrange percussion 1 | VSC 1 2 After first pressing the record button then the PCC button, perform the storage operation as follows: intro & ending |—w| arrange percussion i j— V?C »|Co Font Co e m| Rems arrange percussion intro &ending selections of the voice, intro & ending, fill in, arrange percussion can be stored. (Storing voice, intro & ending, fill in and arrange percussion in sequence is counted as ¢ne selection.
In addition to providing a wide variety of standard rhythm patterns ta complement your music, Technicians has now made it possible for you to make up your own drum rhythms. Not only that—you can store them in a memory and recall them for use whenever you wish rhythmic orchestra whee BT T The following is a brief description of each control button used in the composing and programming process: Composer 1, Il and §fl (pressing two buttons at ons time) are where your rhythms are stored (in memory).
Programming with Presets The chart below shows the various rhythm patterns that are available when you use the three preset keys, Try all of them and beams familiar with each. Preset keys LTI TRIMURTI I T Cymbals fljfljda loll HAJJI Tomatoes] ! ¢ } J’rj Bass drum @ o ISR Hand clap Shaker V} Nipping T T Tambourine O Agog bell TZF J 40T Jj 74‘\ Hch Cowbell @ DIGIT JBJ) GARFIELD T T wees T0T 25
To create your own disco rhythm using only the preset keys, follow these directions. 4. Press record and either composer |, i or IIi. 2. Press the creel key to cancel anything recorded previously. 3. Add each rhythm voice. Start with the bass drum playing four beats psr measure (disco sleepily chart). a. Press [:;1 . Press the preset | key. ¢.
g e TRl TR A | 67 R S If you wanted to add the closed hi-hat playing an eighth-note pattern { }to either example, you could use the preset I key since this pattern is built-in. Merely take the steps outlined previously. The illustration shows what happens when you press the triplet key: fijj . Jj%j Programming Rhythms Since it is possible to create such a wide varsity of rhythm son your Technicians organ, we'll consider specific patterns in order to help you understand how o use the computer.
* The rhythmic orchestra patterns, rhythmic and melodic, may be stored in a similar manner. The bass voice during autocratic performance will be sounded in the rhythm patterns of a bass drum. Modifying Programmed Rhythms At any time, you can change any voice in ary rhythm pattern you've programmed. All you do is: 1. Press record. 2. If necessary, press triplet or beat. 3. Press the button indicating the voice you wish to change. 4. 5. 6. Press the clear key to erase existing pattern for that instrument.
Using the Rhythm Sequencer rhythm sequencer @ Here are the control functions you'll need to sequence rhythms: in addition to making it possible for you to create your own rhythms, Technicians also fetch you store these rhythms for The rhythm sequencer on button is pressed before you enter playing back in any sequence you choose. This applies to the various rhythms in the desired order. Press again when rhythms you've created for the composer memory, the you wish to play back the sequence.
e 4, 1RO 61 Tempo Set . T T Two of your favorite tempos, once they are stored can be ® You can store another favorite tempo using tempo set recalled at any time by simply pressing the appropriate button Il tempo set button. ® To make more precise adjustments using the sliding tempo control, first press the fine button. Ta store: * To adjust the tempo using the tempo control, first press (Press tempo set buttons fans Il simultaneously to turn them Tempe buttons | and Il simultaneously to switch them off oft.
For Storage 1. Press the record button. * The tones and effects can be changed only when the knee 2. Press the function switch to be used. lever and full bass pedal remain on, However, they change {For example, push the knee lever to the right.) with every press of the foot switches. * This causes a short beep to sound, and the LED of the # To return the switches to their original function buttons available for recording flash. sustain ON/OFF forth knee lever), press the initial key on 3.
The flute volumes level of the tab vices is adjustable. W To adjust the upper flute fab: 1. Press the record button. 2. Press the upper tab voices button on the Orchestral Conductor. 3. Adjust the flute volume levels using their tabs. Press here to decrease the volume by one step. Press here to increase the volume by one step, & Volume levels can be adjusted in 7 steps. * Press the Initial key to return to the factory preset mode. 4. Press the record button again to turn it off.
Part Il Storage of Performance Contents Internal Memory Your performance as well as the constants of the registration, Vole Setting Computer, Program Chord Computer, Program Rhythm Computer and other functions can be stored in the internal memory of this organ. The following two modes are available using the internal memory. u PS (Play Sequencer) Mode In addition to the tune played, voices and effects can also be stored and automatically recalled.
I1. For Storage of Ordinary Performances 1. Press the record button. The button will flash. 2. Press the Play Sequencer buttons one at a time for the parts you wish to store (for example, the bass, lower and upper). The buttons will then flash slowly. * Check that the buttons for the parts you wish to store flash slowly. * At this time, turn off the solo button. 3. Play the song 1o be stored. * Start the rhythm if desired and play the parts you wish to store.
— fMusicaleDisplays The Musical Display indicates the number of tones that can still bs stored. n the example below, 200 more tones can be stored in the lower keyboard It two or more Play Sequencer buttons are programmed simultaneously, the bunion which has the least number of tones remaining is displayed. £ -~ is displayed when no more storage is possible. c if...upper ..solo presets .. lower B...bass V.
The Full band Setting Computer is used 1o set tires, affects and rhythm combinations. It also allows storage in the memory of information needed to play songs such as the contents stored in the Program Chord Computer and Program Rhythm Computer. The stored contents can be freely retrieved for use whenever required.
(SYSOP or SYSOP) ® You can store and preserve the contents of the Play Sequencer or the Full band Setting Computer. * By switching the meed selector on the memory pack, storage is possible in either of the following two modes.
The SY-FD5 Digital Disk Recorder will let you store the contents of a particularly long tune or many tunes on an 8Y-D1 digital memory disk. e The §Y-FD1 Digital Disk Recorder can also be used with this organ. ® The memory disk is skipped with two modes. * Normal (20-song) Mode This mode lets you store up to 20 songs. (This is equivalent in storage capacity to 20 optional SYSOP digital memory packs in the P8 mode.) * Professional Mode Enables storage of one long song {20 times &s long as normal mode}.
&) Cautions for States Use of This Unit 1. A well-ventilated place. Take care not to use this unit in a place where it will not receive sufficient ventilation, and not to permit the ventilation holes to be covered by curtains, or any similar materials. Power source 1. Be sure the line voltage selector is in accordance with local voltage in your area before connecting the plug te the socket. 2. DC power cannot be used. 2. Place away from direct sunlight and excessive heat from heating equipment. 3.
G Symptoms which appear to be signs of trouble The following changes in performance may occur in the Technicians keyboard but do not indicate trouble: Phenomenon Remedy Voices of flute tablets do not sound. The flute volume levels are adjustable for sate individual tablet. 1 set to 0, however, the voice of the tablet will not sound. Adjust the flute tablets to the desired levels. (Refer to @) Different voices are heard in the lower and upper halt keys on the upper keyboard.
Phenomenon Remedy The stored introduction is not reproduced during automatic performance. #Set the beginning ot a song, such as an introduction, before turning on the record button. #To add an introduction after the record button and Play Sequencer button flash, set it after turning on the Full band Setting Computer button. Then turn off the Full band Melting Computer button. No storage is possible even when the record button and Play Sequencer button are slowly flashing.
Partie | Fonctions de base Dans cette section sont expliquées les phonations de base de voix, effet et rythme. Pour les diverses fonctions d'enregistrement qui nécessitent {'utilisation du bouton record, se référer & la partis I, La plupart! des boutons et plagistes sont munis d'une LED qui s'allume orgueils sont en marche. Tablette *La diode LED s’éteint quand cette partie est enfoncée. eLa LED s'allume et le registre est en service lorsque celte partie esi enfoncée.
